Post by Mandoli on Mar 17, 2006 16:54:26 GMT -5
(Note: From the official rule page.)
DEAL OR NO DEAL Lucky Case Game
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
Standard text messaging rates apply to each text message sent or received as provided in your wireless rate plan. (Contact your carrier for pricing plans and details). In addition, a premium text messaging charge as outlined in Rule #5 will also be assessed for each text message sent or received in connection with the Promotion. Online entries will be subject to standard Internet access and usage charges imposed by your Internet service provider.
1. Eligibility: The DEAL OR NO DEAL Lucky Case Game ("Promotion") is open only to persons who, at the time of entry, are legal residents of, and are physically present in, the 48 continental United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands) and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees of Endemol, NBC Universal, Inc. and m-Qube, Inc., their advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Promotion, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., and their subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to participate or win. By entering the Promotion, participants are bound by and agree to these official rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands and where prohibited by law.
2. Sponsors/Administrator: The Sponsors of the Promotion are Endemol, USA 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90069, NBC Universal, Inc. 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91523 and m-Qube, Inc., 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (collectively the "Sponsors"). The Administrator of the Promotion is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York 11747 (the "Administrator").
3. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins at 8:15 P.M. (ET) on February 27, 2006 and ends at 11:45 P.M. (ET) on June 8, 2006 (the "Promotion Period").
4. DEAL OR NO DEAL Show Description: DEAL OR NO DEAL ( The "Show") is a tension-building, hour-long game show to be aired on NBC. Each game offers one in-studio person the chance to win one million dollars. The Show begins by presenting the contestant with 26 briefcases containing amounts ranging from 1¢ to $1 million. The dollar amounts in the cases are also represented visually on an LED game board on set and through on-screen graphics so the home viewer can follow the action. After choosing one of those briefcases (which will remain his/hers throughout the game), the contestant will gradually open the remaining 25 briefcases. As these 25 briefcases are opened (and the dollar amounts inside are exposed), those dollar amounts are shaded on the board, and the player will have a better idea of what amount might be in his or her briefcase. Along the way, the Show's "bank" (the producers) will play the odds, trying its best to tempt the contestant into selling his/her briefcase for a proposed amount of cash. The bank's offer is transmitted to the host via phone. The player must decide whether to take this offer by guessing whether or not his/her briefcase contains a bigger prize (using process of elimination from the amounts that have been revealed in the previously opened briefcases).
The contestant will be joined in the studio by family and friends who will help him/her make the tough decision…take the bank's DEAL…or say "NO DEAL" and continue opening the remaining briefcases in hopes that his/her briefcase contains a larger amount of cash or perhaps securing a higher bank offer later in the game. If at any point the contestant elects to take the DEAL, the contestant will press a button, and the money will be wired directly into the contestant's bank account. However, the Show -may still continue opening the remaining briefcases to see if the contestant made the right decision.
5. Promotion Description:
During each of the DEAL OR NO DEAL shows that are aired during the Promotion Period, viewers will be invited to participate in the Promotion (check local listings for dates and times when the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is aired). At a predetermined time during each broadcast of the Show, the announcer will invite home viewers to participate in the Promotion by submitting a number (1 through 6) that they believe is the "lucky case". The "lucky case" is a gold briefcase that is randomly chosen from among the six gold briefcases, separate from the contestant's cases, that will be opened during a predetermined part of the Show. The only valid numbers are those between 1 and 6. Entrants who pick the correct "lucky case" number will be entered into a Grand Prize random drawing (as determined by the time of entry) and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected each day during the broadcast of the Show in each of the three time zone entry periods in accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule #9. The Bonus Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period.
6. How To Register and Enter At Home by Cell Phone: If you have a text messaging capable cell phone from a participating carrier, you may enter the Promotion once prompted to by the announcer, by sending a text message to the short code 59595 with your guess of the number (1 through 6) of the "lucky case" you are selecting from the gold briefcases. Standard text messaging rates apply. In addition, a premium text message charge of $.99 will apply to all text messages sent and received in connection with the Promotion. You will receive a "thank you" text message the following day including a DEAL OR NO DEAL Insider message. This message provides additional information about the Show and its host that viewers cannot get anywhere else. You may stop receiving text messages at any time by responding "end", "stop" or "quit" to the thank you text message or to any of the messages. For every correct guess submitted via text messaging, you will receive one (1) entry into the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing to select the Grand Prize Winner and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. Only correct guesses of the "lucky case" number will be eligible for the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing and the Bonus Prize drawing. Please use caution and do not disrupt traffic or drive in an unsafe manner while participating in the registration/entry process.
7. Free Method of Entry Online: To enter the Promotion without using a text messaging capable cell phone, visit www.nbc.com/DOND/ and complete the online registration, including the number (1 through 6) of the "lucky case" you are selecting from the gold briefcases. For every correct guess submitted online, you will receive one (1) entry into the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing to select the Grand Prize Winner and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. Only correct guesses of the "lucky case" number will be eligible for the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing and Bonus Prize drawing.
Limit ten (10) entries per email address/cell phone, per Show airing, regardless of method of entry. All text message/online entries must be received within 40 minutes from the time the "Lucky Case Game" announcement was aired to be eligible for that show's Lucky Case Grand Prize drawing and subsequently the Bonus Prize drawing.
8. Conditions for Participation and Validation of Entries. Entries generated by a script, macro, robotic or other automated means will be disqualified. You may enter up to ten times per Show airing, systems permitting, however, USE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO ENTER AND/OR OTHER AUTOMATIC ENTRY METHODS, (SUCH AS HACKS OR BOTS), REGARDLESS OF METHOD OF ENTRY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify, and block or discard any entries from any individual who enters by any kind of electronic, mechanical or other automated means or otherwise tampers with or hacks the entry process as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsors also reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Internet, electronic and/or text-messaging portions of the Promotion in the event of a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failure or disruption, force majeure or any other causes which, in their sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THIS IS OUTLINED MORE CLEARLY BELOW. Please note, by entering, you agree that if selected as a winner, Sponsors have the right to announce your name, home city, and state, and to air your voice live on-air during the Show. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost and/or incomplete entries, which will be disqualified.
9. Random Drawings: There will be a total of 51 Grand Prize drawings (3 per air date). On each date that the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is aired during the Promotion Period, one Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received in each of the following time zone entry periods: (ET/CT, MT and PT). The time the entrant enters a correct guess will determine which Grand Prize drawing entrant is entered into. For example, if entrant correctly guesses at 8:10 P.M. ET, entrant will be entered into that day's ET/CT drawing. If entrant correctly guesses at 8:10 P.M. PT, entrant will be entered into that day's PT drawing. The Bonus Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing on or about June 15, 2006, from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period. m-Qube, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters related to these sweepstakes, will randomly select the potential Grand Prize winners each period for each time zone entry period and the Bonus Prize winner. Decisions of m-Qube are final. Entrants selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Promotion prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and no substitutions will be permitted. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value in the event of prize unavailability. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Due to the nature of national Network broadcast television, the broadcast dates and times (and therefore the entry and random drawing dates and times) are subject to change. In the event the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is cancelled, the Promotion will terminate as of the date of cancellation and any remaining Grand Prizes for those corresponding cancelled shows will not be awarded. In the event the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is cancelled or preempted after a Show is already airing, if any eligible entries are received for that Show, then the corresponding Grand Prize(s) will be awarded from among those eligible entries received prior to cancellation or preemption.
10. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values:
Grand Prizes {51 prizes—1 for each of the 3 time zone entry periods (ET/CT, MT, PT) for the 17 shows that will be broadcasted during the Promotion Period}: $10,000, awarded in the form of a check. Total value of all Grand Prizes for the entire Promotion is $510,000. Limit one Grand Prize per person.
Bonus Prize (1) – A 3-day/2-night trip for 2 to Los Angeles, CA. Trip includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner's residence, hotel accommodations for 2 (double occupancy), ground transportation for 2 from the airport to the hotel in Los Angeles, and 2 tickets to the taping of a sponsor-specified Endemol or NBC show (subject to availability). (Approximate Retail Value $2,000). Actual retail value of trip may vary due to winner's residence and fares at time of travel. Airline tickets are for travel from major airport in the continental United States nearest winner's home to the destination city. Airline carrier's regulations and conditions apply. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. Winner and travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary. Travel companion of the Bonus Prize winner (or parent/legal guardian if companion is a minor) will be required to execute a Release of Liability prior to departure. Bonus Prize winner and his/her travel companion must possess valid travel documents (i.e., valid photo ID) in order to travel. All travel must be completed by June 1, 2007. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Seat selection and timing of trip subject to availability and confirmation of reservations. No refunds or credit for changes are allowed. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including, but not limited to, taxes, tips, entertainment, transfers, and transportation to airport to and from home residence are the Bonus Prize winner's sole responsibility.
In the event a winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, prize will be awarded in the name of parent/legal guardian, and for the Bonus Prize, winner's parent/legal guardian must accompany minor on trip. No substitution permitted, except by Sponsors, who reserve the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value. No transfer of any prize is permitted.
11. Winner Notification: Potential Grand Prize winners will be notified by phone. m-Qube will make one (1) attempt to contact the potential Grand Prize winners at the phone number provided online or at the cell phone number used to enter within 5 minutes from the time winner selection was accomplished on the applicable air date and selected winner must agree (where permitted by law) to allow his/her name, home city and state to be aired live on the Show. If m-Qube is unable to reach a potential Grand Prize winner via phone within this time frame, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate will be selected. Potential Bonus Prize winner will be notified by phone/mail. The potential Grand and Bonus Prize winners (or the parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to execute and return a notarized affidavit of eligibility/release of liability and/or publicity release (where legal) within seven [7] days of attempted notification. If any potential Grand Prize winner or the Bonus Prize winner cannot be contacted or fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if required), potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner (as applicable) forfeits prize even though his/her name may have been shown/announced on air. If prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner (selected from among all eligible entries received per each time zone entry period for the Grand Prize and selected from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period for the Bonus Prize), even if the disqualified potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner's name may have been shown/announced on air. Odds of winning a Grand Prize depend on number of eligible entries received during each time zone entry period. Odds of a winning the Bonus Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period.
12. General Conditions:
a. By entering, entrants fully and unconditionally agree and accept to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors, which shall be final. Sponsors have the right to modify these rules in their sole discretion for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.
b. Except where prohibited, all winners grant to Sponsors and their advertising agencies the right to use, and publish his or her proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information and state and announce on-air winner's name, home city and state in any media to promote Sponsors and the Promotion without additional compensation.
c. Entrants enter at their own risk. Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsors that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the Promotion; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Promotion generally. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the Promotion and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and release Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any such liability. Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this Promotion.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES, ONLINE OR BY SMS (TEXT MESSAGING), OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SYSTEM, MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY INABILITY TO ENTER THE GAME OR A DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES SUCH THAT YOUR ENTRY IS NOT RECEIVED IN TIME TO PARTICIPATE. SPONSORS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE SHOULD ANY ENTRY NOT BE RECEIVED DUE TO SUCH DELAYS.
d. Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Promotion, if at the sole discretion of Sponsors, such person shows a disregard for these Official Rules, or acts (1) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or their agents or representatives; or (2) in any other disruptive manner.
e. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant entering via the methods set forth above in sections #6 and #7, the authorized account holder of the cellular phone or email address used to enter, if applicable, will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" of a cellular phone is the natural person in whose name the phone has been issued and to whom services are billed. "Authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
f. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsors in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. Sponsors' decisions as to all matters related to the administration of the Promotion and selection of the Prize winners are final.
13. Winners' List: Each Grand Prize winner's name and home city will be aired on television at the end of each Show. In addition, a complete winners' list will be posted online at the Show's website (www.nbc.com/dond) until 7/31/06.
DEAL OR NO DEAL Lucky Case Game
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
Standard text messaging rates apply to each text message sent or received as provided in your wireless rate plan. (Contact your carrier for pricing plans and details). In addition, a premium text messaging charge as outlined in Rule #5 will also be assessed for each text message sent or received in connection with the Promotion. Online entries will be subject to standard Internet access and usage charges imposed by your Internet service provider.
1. Eligibility: The DEAL OR NO DEAL Lucky Case Game ("Promotion") is open only to persons who, at the time of entry, are legal residents of, and are physically present in, the 48 continental United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands) and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees of Endemol, NBC Universal, Inc. and m-Qube, Inc., their advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Promotion, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., and their subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to participate or win. By entering the Promotion, participants are bound by and agree to these official rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands and where prohibited by law.
2. Sponsors/Administrator: The Sponsors of the Promotion are Endemol, USA 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90069, NBC Universal, Inc. 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91523 and m-Qube, Inc., 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (collectively the "Sponsors"). The Administrator of the Promotion is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York 11747 (the "Administrator").
3. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins at 8:15 P.M. (ET) on February 27, 2006 and ends at 11:45 P.M. (ET) on June 8, 2006 (the "Promotion Period").
4. DEAL OR NO DEAL Show Description: DEAL OR NO DEAL ( The "Show") is a tension-building, hour-long game show to be aired on NBC. Each game offers one in-studio person the chance to win one million dollars. The Show begins by presenting the contestant with 26 briefcases containing amounts ranging from 1¢ to $1 million. The dollar amounts in the cases are also represented visually on an LED game board on set and through on-screen graphics so the home viewer can follow the action. After choosing one of those briefcases (which will remain his/hers throughout the game), the contestant will gradually open the remaining 25 briefcases. As these 25 briefcases are opened (and the dollar amounts inside are exposed), those dollar amounts are shaded on the board, and the player will have a better idea of what amount might be in his or her briefcase. Along the way, the Show's "bank" (the producers) will play the odds, trying its best to tempt the contestant into selling his/her briefcase for a proposed amount of cash. The bank's offer is transmitted to the host via phone. The player must decide whether to take this offer by guessing whether or not his/her briefcase contains a bigger prize (using process of elimination from the amounts that have been revealed in the previously opened briefcases).
The contestant will be joined in the studio by family and friends who will help him/her make the tough decision…take the bank's DEAL…or say "NO DEAL" and continue opening the remaining briefcases in hopes that his/her briefcase contains a larger amount of cash or perhaps securing a higher bank offer later in the game. If at any point the contestant elects to take the DEAL, the contestant will press a button, and the money will be wired directly into the contestant's bank account. However, the Show -may still continue opening the remaining briefcases to see if the contestant made the right decision.
5. Promotion Description:
During each of the DEAL OR NO DEAL shows that are aired during the Promotion Period, viewers will be invited to participate in the Promotion (check local listings for dates and times when the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is aired). At a predetermined time during each broadcast of the Show, the announcer will invite home viewers to participate in the Promotion by submitting a number (1 through 6) that they believe is the "lucky case". The "lucky case" is a gold briefcase that is randomly chosen from among the six gold briefcases, separate from the contestant's cases, that will be opened during a predetermined part of the Show. The only valid numbers are those between 1 and 6. Entrants who pick the correct "lucky case" number will be entered into a Grand Prize random drawing (as determined by the time of entry) and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected each day during the broadcast of the Show in each of the three time zone entry periods in accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule #9. The Bonus Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period.
6. How To Register and Enter At Home by Cell Phone: If you have a text messaging capable cell phone from a participating carrier, you may enter the Promotion once prompted to by the announcer, by sending a text message to the short code 59595 with your guess of the number (1 through 6) of the "lucky case" you are selecting from the gold briefcases. Standard text messaging rates apply. In addition, a premium text message charge of $.99 will apply to all text messages sent and received in connection with the Promotion. You will receive a "thank you" text message the following day including a DEAL OR NO DEAL Insider message. This message provides additional information about the Show and its host that viewers cannot get anywhere else. You may stop receiving text messages at any time by responding "end", "stop" or "quit" to the thank you text message or to any of the messages. For every correct guess submitted via text messaging, you will receive one (1) entry into the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing to select the Grand Prize Winner and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. Only correct guesses of the "lucky case" number will be eligible for the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing and the Bonus Prize drawing. Please use caution and do not disrupt traffic or drive in an unsafe manner while participating in the registration/entry process.
7. Free Method of Entry Online: To enter the Promotion without using a text messaging capable cell phone, visit www.nbc.com/DOND/ and complete the online registration, including the number (1 through 6) of the "lucky case" you are selecting from the gold briefcases. For every correct guess submitted online, you will receive one (1) entry into the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing to select the Grand Prize Winner and will subsequently be entered into the Bonus Prize drawing. Only correct guesses of the "lucky case" number will be eligible for the corresponding Grand Prize random drawing and Bonus Prize drawing.
Limit ten (10) entries per email address/cell phone, per Show airing, regardless of method of entry. All text message/online entries must be received within 40 minutes from the time the "Lucky Case Game" announcement was aired to be eligible for that show's Lucky Case Grand Prize drawing and subsequently the Bonus Prize drawing.
8. Conditions for Participation and Validation of Entries. Entries generated by a script, macro, robotic or other automated means will be disqualified. You may enter up to ten times per Show airing, systems permitting, however, USE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO ENTER AND/OR OTHER AUTOMATIC ENTRY METHODS, (SUCH AS HACKS OR BOTS), REGARDLESS OF METHOD OF ENTRY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify, and block or discard any entries from any individual who enters by any kind of electronic, mechanical or other automated means or otherwise tampers with or hacks the entry process as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsors also reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Internet, electronic and/or text-messaging portions of the Promotion in the event of a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failure or disruption, force majeure or any other causes which, in their sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THIS IS OUTLINED MORE CLEARLY BELOW. Please note, by entering, you agree that if selected as a winner, Sponsors have the right to announce your name, home city, and state, and to air your voice live on-air during the Show. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost and/or incomplete entries, which will be disqualified.
9. Random Drawings: There will be a total of 51 Grand Prize drawings (3 per air date). On each date that the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is aired during the Promotion Period, one Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received in each of the following time zone entry periods: (ET/CT, MT and PT). The time the entrant enters a correct guess will determine which Grand Prize drawing entrant is entered into. For example, if entrant correctly guesses at 8:10 P.M. ET, entrant will be entered into that day's ET/CT drawing. If entrant correctly guesses at 8:10 P.M. PT, entrant will be entered into that day's PT drawing. The Bonus Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing on or about June 15, 2006, from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period. m-Qube, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters related to these sweepstakes, will randomly select the potential Grand Prize winners each period for each time zone entry period and the Bonus Prize winner. Decisions of m-Qube are final. Entrants selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Promotion prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and no substitutions will be permitted. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value in the event of prize unavailability. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Due to the nature of national Network broadcast television, the broadcast dates and times (and therefore the entry and random drawing dates and times) are subject to change. In the event the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is cancelled, the Promotion will terminate as of the date of cancellation and any remaining Grand Prizes for those corresponding cancelled shows will not be awarded. In the event the DEAL OR NO DEAL show is cancelled or preempted after a Show is already airing, if any eligible entries are received for that Show, then the corresponding Grand Prize(s) will be awarded from among those eligible entries received prior to cancellation or preemption.
10. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values:
Grand Prizes {51 prizes—1 for each of the 3 time zone entry periods (ET/CT, MT, PT) for the 17 shows that will be broadcasted during the Promotion Period}: $10,000, awarded in the form of a check. Total value of all Grand Prizes for the entire Promotion is $510,000. Limit one Grand Prize per person.
Bonus Prize (1) – A 3-day/2-night trip for 2 to Los Angeles, CA. Trip includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner's residence, hotel accommodations for 2 (double occupancy), ground transportation for 2 from the airport to the hotel in Los Angeles, and 2 tickets to the taping of a sponsor-specified Endemol or NBC show (subject to availability). (Approximate Retail Value $2,000). Actual retail value of trip may vary due to winner's residence and fares at time of travel. Airline tickets are for travel from major airport in the continental United States nearest winner's home to the destination city. Airline carrier's regulations and conditions apply. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. Winner and travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary. Travel companion of the Bonus Prize winner (or parent/legal guardian if companion is a minor) will be required to execute a Release of Liability prior to departure. Bonus Prize winner and his/her travel companion must possess valid travel documents (i.e., valid photo ID) in order to travel. All travel must be completed by June 1, 2007. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Seat selection and timing of trip subject to availability and confirmation of reservations. No refunds or credit for changes are allowed. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including, but not limited to, taxes, tips, entertainment, transfers, and transportation to airport to and from home residence are the Bonus Prize winner's sole responsibility.
In the event a winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, prize will be awarded in the name of parent/legal guardian, and for the Bonus Prize, winner's parent/legal guardian must accompany minor on trip. No substitution permitted, except by Sponsors, who reserve the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value. No transfer of any prize is permitted.
11. Winner Notification: Potential Grand Prize winners will be notified by phone. m-Qube will make one (1) attempt to contact the potential Grand Prize winners at the phone number provided online or at the cell phone number used to enter within 5 minutes from the time winner selection was accomplished on the applicable air date and selected winner must agree (where permitted by law) to allow his/her name, home city and state to be aired live on the Show. If m-Qube is unable to reach a potential Grand Prize winner via phone within this time frame, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate will be selected. Potential Bonus Prize winner will be notified by phone/mail. The potential Grand and Bonus Prize winners (or the parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to execute and return a notarized affidavit of eligibility/release of liability and/or publicity release (where legal) within seven [7] days of attempted notification. If any potential Grand Prize winner or the Bonus Prize winner cannot be contacted or fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if required), potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner (as applicable) forfeits prize even though his/her name may have been shown/announced on air. If prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner (selected from among all eligible entries received per each time zone entry period for the Grand Prize and selected from among all eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period for the Bonus Prize), even if the disqualified potential Grand or Bonus Prize winner's name may have been shown/announced on air. Odds of winning a Grand Prize depend on number of eligible entries received during each time zone entry period. Odds of a winning the Bonus Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period.
12. General Conditions:
a. By entering, entrants fully and unconditionally agree and accept to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors, which shall be final. Sponsors have the right to modify these rules in their sole discretion for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.
b. Except where prohibited, all winners grant to Sponsors and their advertising agencies the right to use, and publish his or her proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information and state and announce on-air winner's name, home city and state in any media to promote Sponsors and the Promotion without additional compensation.
c. Entrants enter at their own risk. Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsors that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the Promotion; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Promotion generally. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the Promotion and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and release Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any such liability. Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this Promotion.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES, ONLINE OR BY SMS (TEXT MESSAGING), OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SYSTEM, MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY INABILITY TO ENTER THE GAME OR A DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES SUCH THAT YOUR ENTRY IS NOT RECEIVED IN TIME TO PARTICIPATE. SPONSORS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE SHOULD ANY ENTRY NOT BE RECEIVED DUE TO SUCH DELAYS.
d. Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Promotion, if at the sole discretion of Sponsors, such person shows a disregard for these Official Rules, or acts (1) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or their agents or representatives; or (2) in any other disruptive manner.
e. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant entering via the methods set forth above in sections #6 and #7, the authorized account holder of the cellular phone or email address used to enter, if applicable, will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" of a cellular phone is the natural person in whose name the phone has been issued and to whom services are billed. "Authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
f. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsors in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. Sponsors' decisions as to all matters related to the administration of the Promotion and selection of the Prize winners are final.
13. Winners' List: Each Grand Prize winner's name and home city will be aired on television at the end of each Show. In addition, a complete winners' list will be posted online at the Show's website (www.nbc.com/dond) until 7/31/06.